Sofa-bed



E. VERSTRAETE.

SOFA BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-6, 1919. 1,383,501 Patented July '5, 1921.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMOND VERSTRAETE, OE BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

SOFA-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed November 6, 1919. Serial No. 336,061.

To all w ham it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMOND VnRs'rRAn'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new.

' a horizontal plane when the back of the sofa is moved downwardly over the seat.

A further object of the invention lies in the provision of a sofa having arm rests at each end forming pillows, a back pivotally connected with the rear of the sofa, and equipped with an integral extension, said back capable of movement downwardly be tween. the arm rests while at the same time the extension is elevated to a horizontal position being supported by folding le s pivotally attached thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention. will be apparent during the course of the following description. 7

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1, is a front elevation of my improved sofa;

Fig. 2, is an end elevation with the extension in its folded position;

Fig. 3, is an end View showing my invention when used as a bed, and

Fig. 4: is a bottom fragmentary view showing the position. of the folding legs when the extension is collapsed.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration I. have shown a preferred the base 5 a pair of compartments 8 are provided which receive the slidable draws 9'in the end thereof. Depending from the center of the face of the draw is a bracket 10, the lower end of which is bifurcated to receive the roller 11. A handle 12 is fixedly attached to the draw approximately in its center to simplify the withdrawal of the same. The upper ends of the legs 6 extend a substantial distance above the base or seat 5 and have attached thereto longitudinally extending arm rests 13 that are supported in an outwardly inclined position by the arcuate shaped bracket members 14. The seat 5 and arm rests 13 are furnished with upholstery material such as leather or other serviceable tapestry.

The space between the two end legs 6 abovethe seat 5 is covered by the facing boards 15 that support the arcuate shaped brackets 1-1 and extend a substantial distance beyond-the rear of the sofa. The auxiliary frame 16 forming the back of the sofa and is pivotally connected between the two facing boards 15 by the pivot 18 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Each end of the extension 17 is provided with a cushion 19 of a shape similar to that of the arm rests 13. hen

the auxiliary frame 16 is in a substantially be elevated to a horizontal plane as clearly shown in Fig. 3. In order that the ext nsion will be substantially supported in this posi tion, a pair of spaced bifurcated brackets 24 are rigidly attached to each end of the extension and support a pair of folding legs 25, the lower ends of which are braced by the rod 26. The cushions l9 and arm rests 13 form pillows for the bed. When in a collapsed position the legs 25 are folded longitudinally beneath the extension 17 being held in position by the back of the sofa with which they contact.

In operation, the sofa when in a collapsed position is in appearance the same as any ordinary sofa and is rather attractive in design. For use as a bed, the cotter pin 20 is removed, so as to allow the auxiliary frame is provided with an integral extension l7 16 having theextension 17 to move on the pivot 18 in the direction indicated in Fig. 2. The upper end of the auxiliary frame 16 is disposed between the arms of the sofa, and elevates the bottom of the bed on a plane with the upper end of the legs 6. The extension 17 that extends in a horizontal plane from the rear of the sofa is supported by the vided which is highly efficient in the accomplishment of its function and yet could be manufactured ata minimum cost.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that certain changes in the shape, I

size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim r In combination with a main frame having elevated rests ateach end, facing boards parallel with the rests extending beyond the back of the frame, an auxiliary frame pivotally mounted between the facing boards having an integral extension; said auxiliary frame capable of swinging. to a horizontal position, lowering the upper end upon the main frame between the rests, and elevatin the extension on a plane with the upper en and means for supporting the extension.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature in the presence of a witness.

EDMOND VERSTRAETE. 

